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HER Number:MDV124085
Name:Gallows Gate, Marldon

Summary

Possible site of a gallows.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 845 614
Map Sheet:SX86SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMarldon
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishMARLDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Torbay HER: MTO9055

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GALLOWS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.

Imported from Torbay HER


Couldrey, W.G., 1932, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, p. 224 (Article in Serial). SDV362592.

A site known as 'Gallows Gate' or 'Glaize gate' in Blagdon. Offenders were hanged on an oak tree here, which still exist ed in 1932. (1)

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361984SMR record: Torbay HER record.
SDV362592Article in Serial: Couldrey, W.G.. 1932. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 64. p. 224.

Associated Monuments

MDV9055Related to: GALLOWS in the Parish of (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 12 2019 10:13AM